3 Stocks Advancing The Energy Industry

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Two out of the three major indices are trading lower today with the Dow Jones Industrial Average ( ^DJI) trading up 4 points (0.0%) at 15,449 as of Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2014, 11:55 AM ET. The NYSE advances/declines ratio sits at 771 issues advancing vs. 2,156 declining with 142 unchanged.

TheStreet would like to highlight 3 stocks pushing the industry higher today:

3. Ecopetrol S.A ( EC) is one of the companies pushing the Energy industry higher today. As of noon trading, Ecopetrol S.A is up $0.19 (0.6%) to $34.53 on light volume. Thus far, 185,192 shares of Ecopetrol S.A exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 619,200 shares. The stock has ranged in price between $34.15-$34.56 after having opened the day at $34.21 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $34.34.

Ecopetrol S.A., an integrated oil company, engages in the exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas Colombia. The company operates in four segments: Exploration and Production, Refining and Petrochemicals, Transportation, and Market and Supply. Ecopetrol S.A has a market cap of $70.0 billion and is part of the basic materials sector. Shares are down 10.7% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Tuesday. Currently there is 1 analyst who rates Ecopetrol S.A a buy, 2 analysts rate it a sell, and 1 rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Ecopetrol S.A as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, increase in net income and attractive valuation levels. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including a generally disappointing performance in the stock itself and disappointing return on equity. Get the full Ecopetrol S.A Ratings Report now.